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Churchill’s urban dictionary

By Sammi Silber, Production Editor December 3, 2012

CHS students use many different slang words in their everyday language.  While some students may know them, other students are left confused and not a bit amused when their peers seem to speak a completely...

Apocolypse now or later?

Apocolypse now or later?

By Ethan Denicoff and Greer Smith December 3, 2012

The busiest time of the year has arrived once more: the holiday season, filled with shopping, traveling, food, family, friends and, now, with the added bonus of a Doomsday prediction. People have been...

‘Blast’ returns to the past with ‘American Bandstand’

‘Blast’ returns to the past with ‘American Bandstand’

By Emily Birnbaum, Features Editor December 3, 2012

What we now know as Blast, CHS’s epic annual musical review, was originally designed to be a blast from the past—a show comprised of and dedicated to music from previous decades. Although in recent...

The ‘Observer’s’ guide to holiday shopping

The ‘Observer’s’ guide to holiday shopping

By Elizabeth Campbell, Production Editor December 3, 2012

Do you love the holidays but never know what presents to get everyone? We’ve all been there. Have no fear, for I have scoured the Internet and the holiday magazines (I am currently nursing a paper cut),...

Students promote men’s health with Movember

Students promote men’s health with Movember

By Skylar Whitman, Staff Writer December 3, 2012

Many students think of November as a month when it is socially acceptable to let their facial hair grow freely, but a charitable foundation called "Movember" claims to have started this well-known occasion. Movember,...

Markoff’s forest haunts those seeking a scare

Markoff’s forest haunts those seeking a scare

By Julia Heimlich, Circulation Manager November 7, 2012

An eerie overpass, an unsettling circus scene and ghostly figures hauling around chainsaws: is this the set of a horror movie? Nope, just one of the 20-minute murky, wooded trails at Markoff’s Haunted...

‘Assassin’ takes over the hallways of CHS

‘Assassin’ takes over the hallways of CHS

By Aileen Choi, Advertising Manage November 7, 2012

It’s just after third period and junior Rebecca Choi is walking down the hallway, trapped inside of a hoard of students migrating to their next classes, when suddenly she feels something cold on the...

Fall campaigns fight cancer

By Danielle Kiefer, Circulation Manage November 7, 2012

Carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating and picking apples are all activities commonly associated with October. However, the beginning of fall is not the only major occurrence worth observing this month; it...

Parties in the USA (Romney)

By Joe Nolan, Opinions Editor November 7, 2012

Health care Mitt Romney will strike down Obamacare because it was forced on people who don’t share its principles. The Supreme Court didn’t even support the full bill, but a modified version that...

Parties in the USA (Obama)

By Spencer Easterbrook, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2012

Health Care: The signature accomplishment of the Obama administration is the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” which will almost eliminate the number of uninsured Americans and reduce the overall...

Crash course in local driving schools

By Elizabeth Campbell, Production Editor October 2, 2012

Getting a license is an important milestone for teenagers, but before being handed that small plastic rectangle of freedom teens have to engage in a mandatory driver’s education course. Maryland law...

Club Night showcases students’ unique interests

Club Night showcases students’ unique interests

By Ben Fox, Sports Photography Editor October 2, 2012

CHS hosted its annual Club Night Sept. 20, an event designed to present the hundreds of extracurricular clubs students can join. With so many enthusiastic club leaders and colorful poster boards plastered...

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